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WATCH: Matteo Pellicone 10 women's wrestling finals

Wednesday, June 29, 2022 - 09:26 By Vinay Siwach

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ROME, Italy (June 29) -- Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series saw women's wrestling stars battle it out to win the gold in Rome. While there were a few obvious, surprises were aplenty in the competition. Ukraine dominated the tournament winning four gold, one silver and one bronze.

Here are the 10 gold medal bouts from Matteo Pellicone.

50kg: Madison PARKS (CAN) vs. Agata WALERZAK (POL)

 

53kg: Mariana DRAGUTAN (MDA) vs. Liliia MALANCHUK (UKR)

 

55kg: Mariia VYNNYK (UKR) vs. Katarzyna KRAWCZYK (POL)

 

57kg: Alina HRUSHYNA (UKR) vs. Elvira KAMALOGLU (TUR)

 

59kg: Grace BULLEN (NOR) vs. Jowita WRZESIEN (POL)

 

62kg: Iryna KOLIADENKO (UKR) vs. Ilona PROKOPEVNIUK (UKR)

 

65kg: Emma BRUNTIL (USA) vs. Tetiana RIZHKO (UKR)

 

68kg: Alla BELINSKA (UKR) vs. Irina RINGACI (MDA)

 

72kg: Anna SCHELL (GER) vs. Skylar GROTE (USA)

 

76kg: Yelena MAKOYED (USA) vs. Anastasiya ALPYEYEVA (UKR)

UWW statement on Iran wrestlers

Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 15:34 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (January 29) -- United World Wrestling has received multiple communications regarding the situation of four Iranian wrestlers. UWW is attentive to these concerns and is actively following the situation.

As a sporting organization, UWW is not in a position to directly influence global or national affairs. However, we are particularly concerned about the situation of Iranian athletes impacted by the events unfolding in their country, as we are with all athletes worldwide who are affected by conflict and tragedy.

UWW is seeking further reliable information and reiterates its commitment to the protection of athletes and respect for fundamental sporting values.